Question 1

The Old World constitutes the main center for the development of domestication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The bottle gourd appears to have a much different origin than other New World domesticates. Which of the following explains its origins?

Accepted Answer

A)  It floated across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa, where it occurs in the wild. 
B)  AMS radiocarbon dates of samples and analyses of DNA markers indicate the gourd was carried from Asia by PaleoIndian colonists. 
C)  It was packed on the back of dogs which accompanied the first humans into the New World. 
D)  It spread with guinea pigs and Muscovy ducks from western South America. 
E)  No scientific explanations have been reached as to the origins. 
A)  It floated across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa, where it occurs in the wild. 
B)  AMS radiocarbon dates of samples and analyses of DNA markers indicate the gourd was carried from Asia by PaleoIndian colonists. 
C)  It was packed on the back of dogs which accompanied the first humans into the New World. 
D)  It spread with guinea pigs and Muscovy ducks from western South America. 
E)  No scientific explanations have been reached as to the origins.

Question 3

What types of information can the different archaeological traces of plants tell researchers?

Accepted Answer

Archaeological traces of plants, often r

Question 4

The expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples through much of sub-Saharan Africa has been tied to what process?

Accepted Answer

A)  the introduction of bananas, taro, and Asian yams 
B)  the development of efficient slash and burn agricultural techniques 
C)  the introduction of Near Eastern cereal crops 
D)  the development of pastoralism 
E)  conquest by militaries 
A)  the introduction of bananas, taro, and Asian yams 
B)  the development of efficient slash and burn agricultural techniques 
C)  the introduction of Near Eastern cereal crops 
D)  the development of pastoralism 
E)  conquest by militaries

Question 5

What archaeological evidence supports domestication and agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Archaeological evidence for domesticatio

Question 6

What species likely represents the first domesticated animal?

Accepted Answer

A)  cat 
B)  dog 
C)  horse 
D)  cattle 
E)  sheep 
A)  cat 
B)  dog 
C)  horse 
D)  cattle 
E)  sheep

Question 7

Distinguish between domestication and agriculture. Begin with a careful definition of each term.

Accepted Answer

Domestication refers to the process by w

Question 8

What is meant by domestication and agriculture? How can archaeologists identify the presence of plant and animal domestication in the archaeological record?

Accepted Answer

Domestication refers to the process by w

Question 9

Environmental explanations of domestication typically propose that some change altered a population's ability to feed its members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain major ways in the development of farming in the New World.

Accepted Answer

The development of farming in the New Wo

Question 11

Ian Hodder's proposition that the origins of European agriculture entailed an emphasis on the human domination of nature is an environmental theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Agriculture in Asia likely occurred

Accepted Answer

A)  earliest in south Asia 
B)  in east Asia, then diffused to other locations 
C)  independently in east and south Asia 
D)  as a result of diffusion from the Near East 
E)  only in south Asia 
A)  earliest in south Asia 
B)  in east Asia, then diffused to other locations 
C)  independently in east and south Asia 
D)  as a result of diffusion from the Near East 
E)  only in south Asia

Question 13

Agriculture is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the propagation and exploitation of plants and animals by humans 
B)  the process of teaching animals to be tame 
C)  the presence of genetic changes that render plants and animals dependent on humans 
D)  the intensive use of plants and animals by humans 
E)  the process of intentionally growing plants 
A)  the propagation and exploitation of plants and animals by humans 
B)  the process of teaching animals to be tame 
C)  the presence of genetic changes that render plants and animals dependent on humans 
D)  the intensive use of plants and animals by humans 
E)  the process of intentionally growing plants

Question 14

Describe the products of New World farmers.

Accepted Answer

New World farmers produce a wide variety

Question 15

Why did cattle herding take priority over farming in much of East Africa?

Accepted Answer

Cattle herding took priority over farmin

Question 16

What factor would not have likely influenced or predisposed wild grass seeds to unconscious modification by gatherers?

Accepted Answer

A)  seeds tend to exhibit a great deal of genetic variability 
B)  seeds occur in dense stands 
C)  seeds exhibit quick reproductive rates 
D)  rachis normally becomes dry and brittle, enabling the seed to break away easily 
E)  seeds from genetic variants end up in the gathering basket less often 
A)  seeds tend to exhibit a great deal of genetic variability 
B)  seeds occur in dense stands 
C)  seeds exhibit quick reproductive rates 
D)  rachis normally becomes dry and brittle, enabling the seed to break away easily 
E)  seeds from genetic variants end up in the gathering basket less often

Question 17

The Neolithic Revolution is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of agriculture 
B)  the beginning of social differentiation 
C)  the development of state level societies 
D)  the transition to intensive hunting and gathering 
E)  the beginning of fully modern human behavior 
A)  the development of agriculture 
B)  the beginning of social differentiation 
C)  the development of state level societies 
D)  the transition to intensive hunting and gathering 
E)  the beginning of fully modern human behavior

Question 18

Discuss the development of domestication in the Old World. What domesticates are developed, and what seem to be the underlying motivations for the shift from a hunting and gathering lifestyle to one based on food production?

Accepted Answer

The development of domestication in the

Question 19

The development of population density and overall cultural elaboration in the	southwestern 	United States occurred as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the diffusion of maize agriculture migrating northward from Mexico 
B)  the development of an intensive system of agriculture based on local plant crops and irrigation 
C)  the introduction of intensive agriculture from the eastern Woodlands 
D)  the development of complex trade networks throughout the region 
E)  the distribution of Post-Uto-Aztecan language speakers. 
A)  the diffusion of maize agriculture migrating northward from Mexico 
B)  the development of an intensive system of agriculture based on local plant crops and irrigation 
C)  the introduction of intensive agriculture from the eastern Woodlands 
D)  the development of complex trade networks throughout the region 
E)  the distribution of Post-Uto-Aztecan language speakers.

Question 20

What was so "revolutionary" about the Neolithic? Discuss some of the fundamental differences between Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic or Epipaleolithic) and Neolithic lifeways.

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic period was revolutionary f

The Old World constitutes the main center for the development of domestication.

The bottle gourd appears to have a much different origin than other New World domesticates. Which of the following explains its origins?

What types of information can the different archaeological traces of plants tell researchers?

The expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples through much of sub-Saharan Africa has been tied to what process?

What archaeological evidence supports domestication and agriculture?

What species likely represents the first domesticated animal?

Distinguish between domestication and agriculture. Begin with a careful definition of each term.

What is meant by domestication and agriculture? How can archaeologists identify the presence of plant and animal domestication in the archaeological record?

Environmental explanations of domestication typically propose that some change altered a population's ability to feed its members.

Explain major ways in the development of farming in the New World.

Ian Hodder's proposition that the origins of European agriculture entailed an emphasis on the human domination of nature is an environmental theory.

Agriculture in Asia likely occurred

Agriculture is defined as:

Describe the products of New World farmers.

Why did cattle herding take priority over farming in much of East Africa?

What factor would not have likely influenced or predisposed wild grass seeds to unconscious modification by gatherers?

The Neolithic Revolution is associated with:

Discuss the development of domestication in the Old World. What domesticates are developed, and what seem to be the underlying motivations for the shift from a hunting and gathering lifestyle to one based on food production?

The development of population density and overall cultural elaboration in the southwestern United States occurred as a result of:

What was so "revolutionary" about the Neolithic? Discuss some of the fundamental differences between Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic or Epipaleolithic) and Neolithic lifeways.

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 14: Food Production

The Old World constitutes the main center for the development of domestication.

The bottle gourd appears to have a much different origin than other New World domesticates. Which of the following explains its origins?

What types of information can the different archaeological traces of plants tell researchers?

The expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples through much of sub-Saharan Africa has been tied to what process?

What archaeological evidence supports domestication and agriculture?

What species likely represents the first domesticated animal?

Distinguish between domestication and agriculture. Begin with a careful definition of each term.

What is meant by domestication and agriculture? How can archaeologists identify the presence of plant and animal domestication in the archaeological record?

Environmental explanations of domestication typically propose that some change altered a population's ability to feed its members.

Explain major ways in the development of farming in the New World.

Ian Hodder's proposition that the origins of European agriculture entailed an emphasis on the human domination of nature is an environmental theory.

Agriculture in Asia likely occurred

Agriculture is defined as:

Describe the products of New World farmers.

Why did cattle herding take priority over farming in much of East Africa?

What factor would not have likely influenced or predisposed wild grass seeds to unconscious modification by gatherers?

The Neolithic Revolution is associated with:

Discuss the development of domestication in the Old World. What domesticates are developed, and what seem to be the underlying motivations for the shift from a hunting and gathering lifestyle to one based on food production?

The development of population density and overall cultural elaboration in the southwestern United States occurred as a result of:

What was so "revolutionary" about the Neolithic? Discuss some of the fundamental differences between Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic or Epipaleolithic) and Neolithic lifeways.

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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